Career
He is known for award winning films Happy Birthday (2002) and Deadroom (2005). He also directed the gay-themed Ciao (2008) that he had co-written with the film"s lead actor Alessandro Calza. His screenwriting lab semi-finalist screenplay Pit Stop was selected by the Outfest Screenwriting Laboratory
The film also screened at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
He was also a finalist for the prestigious Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise. He is openly gay.